rhetoricalDevice
P834
predicate
Indicates that one entity is used as a rhetorical device in relation to another, such as a figure of speech, stylistic technique, or persuasive strategy within a discourse.
All labels observed (30)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| literaryDevice | 1,764 |
| literaryTechnique | 970 |
| narrativeTechnique | 548 |
| dramaticDevice | 196 |
| rhetoricalDevice canonical | 82 |
| usesMetaphor | 69 |
| metaphorFor | 68 |
| usesDramaticDevice | 23 |
| containsMetaphor | 22 |
| rhetoricalStrategy | 18 |
| hasRhetoricalDevice | 15 |
| usesRhetoricalDevice | 8 |
| hasRhetoricalFunction | 7 |
| rhetoricalFunction | 5 |
| rhetoricalType | 5 |
| usedRhetoricalDevice | 5 |
| rhetoricalEffect | 4 |
| rhetoricalForm | 4 |
| usedRhetoricType | 4 |
| rhetoricalTechniques | 3 |
| usesFigurativeLanguage | 3 |
| hasRhetoricalStrategy | 2 |
| isFigurative | 2 |
| rhetoricalAppeal | 2 |
| usesFigureOfSpeech | 2 |
| usesSimile | 2 |
| employsRhetoricalDevice | 1 |
| hasRhetoricalFeatures | 1 |
| methodOfPersuasion | 1 |
| stylisticUsage | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: rhetoricalDevice
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is used as a rhetorical device in relation to another, such as a figure of speech, stylistic technique, or persuasive strategy within a discourse.
Sample triples (3,837)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Trou-ringh | allegory via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Jacques le fataliste et son maître | frame narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Jacques le fataliste et son maître | breaking the fourth wall via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Jacques le fataliste et son maître | nonlinear narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Jacques le fataliste et son maître | digression via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Jacques le fataliste et son maître | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Jacques le fataliste et son maître | parody via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Jacques le fataliste et son maître | self-reflexivity via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Supplément au voyage de Bougainville | use of fictional dialogue to frame philosophical debate via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Supplément au voyage de Bougainville | use of Tahitian voices to criticize Europe via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Le Neveu de Rameau | Socratic-style questioning via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Le Neveu de Rameau | monologue within dialogue via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| La Religieuse | realist description of convent life via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| La Religieuse | psychological analysis of the heroine via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| J.B. | play-within-a-play elements via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Cleanness | extended biblical exempla via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Cleanness | vivid descriptive imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Cleanness | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Pot-Bouille | detailed social observation via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Pot-Bouille | naturalist description via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| La Curée | detailed social observation via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| La Curée | naturalist description via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| At the ’Cadian Ball | local color via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| At the ’Cadian Ball | use of dialect via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Storm | free indirect discourse via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Montage of a Dream Deferred | multiple voices via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Montage of a Dream Deferred | fragmented scenes via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Mare (Dos kleyne mentshele) | allegory via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Mare (Dos kleyne mentshele) | satire via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Mare (Dos kleyne mentshele) | allegorical characterization via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Cantos para soldados y sones para turistas | rhythmic experimentation via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Cantos para soldados y sones para turistas | use of popular speech via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Cantos para soldados y sones para turistas | musicality in verse via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| La Conquête de Plassans | naturalist observation via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Woman Warrior | blend of autobiography and myth via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Woman Warrior | use of Chinese legends via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| O Captain! My Captain! | extended metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| O Captain! My Captain! | apostrophe via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| O Captain! My Captain! | anaphora via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| O Captain! My Captain! | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Xenophon’s Symposium | humor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Xenophon’s Symposium | character sketches via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Xenophon’s Symposium | banquet conversation via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Crossing Brooklyn Ferry | cataloguing via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Crossing Brooklyn Ferry | anaphora via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Crossing Brooklyn Ferry | repetition via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Crossing Brooklyn Ferry | imagery via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Crossing Brooklyn Ferry | direct address via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Le Ventre de Paris | detailed descriptive realism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Le Ventre de Paris | documentary-style observation via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |